Luo Rucai looked over from the side, and finally saw that his cannon could also cause casualties to the officers and soldiers, and his heart was finally balanced.

He commanded: "Begin the attack, and charge from the south while their attention is on this side." ”

His subordinates received Luo Rucai's order and immediately began to attack from the south. Six hundred infantry were put in at one time, and there were 1,000 infantry in the rear. The cavalry was still on standby from a distance, and the riders stood beside the horses, from time to time comforting the somewhat restless horses that had been stabbed by the sound of cannons and gunsmoke.

At this time, the artillery fire between the two sides continued. The firing speed of the thieves was getting slower and slower, and Li Yan's artillery fired two or three times before they could fire once. Moreover, only two large bronze cannons could hit the officers and soldiers, and most of the gunners of the other three guns had fallen in a pool of blood at this time, and the rest were lying on the ground and pretending to be dead. There was also a cannon with a broken wheel that overturned to the side.

In fact, the gunners of the thieves also wanted to dumben the cannons of the official army, but their accuracy was really not enough. Moreover, the officers and soldiers used shotguns, and they flew over in a large area, so it was naturally much easier to hit them. However, they could only use solid bullets to hit the officers and soldiers, and they did not dare to aim well, and several loaders had already died. They all set themselves on fire after they were casually loaded, and then quickly stepped back, lying on the ground to avoid the shotgun attacks of the officers and soldiers.

At this time, a soldier pushing a cart was forced by the gun commander to be a loader. The soldier had no choice but to run to the front, and no matter how much, he scooped a spoonful of gunpowder into the powder keg with a medicine spoon and put it directly.

"Don't stop," the gun commander hurriedly reminded loudly.

But the soldier did not hear at all, and he had just flipped the spoon and poured the gunpowder down. With a "boom", a stream of flames erupted from the muzzle of the cannon, sending him flying two steps away and slamming him to the ground.

"I told you to cool down first," the gunner said regretfully. After that, he looked at the ignition man who was still lying on the ground, and ordered, "You can get on." ”

The ignition man cried and said, "Boss, there are only two of us left, forget it." Aren't there several others playing dead? ”

The gunner looked behind him, pouted angrily, and said, "Stare at the back." ”

"Let's run to the side of the cannon and lie down, as long as we don't get hit by the shells of the officers and soldiers, we can survive." The igniter whispered, "Without us, they wouldn't have used cannons." ”

"Okay, just do it," the gun commander finally made up his mind. Their casualties were too great, especially for the gunners of their large guns. He could feel that the artillery shells of the officers and soldiers were coming at them, and the small cannons on both sides were damaged.

The two of them suddenly got up and quickly ran towards the cannon. When they reached the side of the artillery, they threw themselves on the corpses of their comrades, and they were covered in blood, and then they stopped moving.

The thieves in the south began to shout and charge, in fact, those thieves did not want to charge, they had seen the power of the artillery of the officers and soldiers, especially the projectile that could explode at a hundred and fifty paces, which made them feel terrified. So they shouted loudly, but very slowly.

The gunners on Li Yan's side were also waiting patiently, they only had two three-inch guns, and the rate of fire was slower than that of the Franc cannon, so they couldn't waste time firing. They had already loaded their shotguns and were just waiting for the thieves to come within range of more than two hundred paces. The tiger squat gunners in the back are also ready to launch the bomb at any time.

The thieves slowly advanced, four hundred steps, three hundred steps, and when they entered two hundred and fifty steps, the thieves in front of them suddenly fell down. After that, the thieves who walked behind also climbed down, and at this time, the south of Li Yan's army formation suddenly pressed the people lying on the ground. It looked a little funny, which made Li Yan's subordinates a little overwhelmed.

Li Yan was also paying attention to the thieves in the south, but he was still a little surprised when he saw the thieves suddenly lie down and began to crawl towards them. He didn't expect the thieves to be so clever as to think of such a way to avoid being killed by artillery. His artillery and crossbow arrows are basically direct-aim killing weapons, and after lying down, at least at a long distance, it can indeed have a good dodge effect.

However, Li Yan still has a curved explosive weapon like the Tiger Squat Cannon, as long as the thieves enter a distance of one hundred and fifty steps, it will be useless for them to lie on their stomachs. Moreover, Li Yan's artillery can also be fired at a negative angle, although the angle is not large, but it can also cause damage to the enemy lying down at a slightly longer distance.

Li Yan commanded: "Artillery, launch at a low angle." The Tiger Cannon is ready to fire as soon as it comes into range. Bring back the Franc cannon that was transferred to the west. ”

"Yes" several pro-soldiers ran in different directions, passing orders to different units.

At this time, the artillery of the thieves in the west was basically no longer a threat, and the large guns were all silent, and now the artillerymen had begun to deal with the small guns one by one. The gunners of those thieves were terrified, and the speed of firing the cannon was getting slower and slower, and if they fired four or five times on this side, they might not be able to fire one on the other side.

"Boom", "boom". The three-inch guns on the south side opened fire alternately, knocking out the thieves lying on their stomachs at a distance of two hundred paces. Those projectiles may not be able to kill them, but they hurt when they hit them. Even if it is protected by armor, the pain is unbearable. There are also unlucky people who are directly hit in the head and shoulder or something, dead and crippled, and the same screams.

However, the rate of fire of the three-inch cannon was not high, and the thieves could still hold on. They continued on, and soon came to a distance of one hundred and thirty paces. At this time, it was an explosion that they expected.

"Boom", "boom", the explosion continued, and the iron and smoke completely blocked their way. Whether they climb or stand up and rush, they must rush through this death zone. They didn't dare to move forward, so they could only stand up and run backwards quickly.

Of course, the thieves were scared, but there were twenty tiger squat cannons fired at full strength. If the thieves crawl over, it is estimated that no one will be able to lie down. If you rush too far, you shouldn't be leaving half of the corpses behind.

Luo Rucai, who was in the distance, snorted angrily and waved his horsewhip, making a whining sound of breaking the air, and scolded: "A bunch of waste, call Zhang Tianzuo over to me and get some shields, and withdraw those cannons." ”

"Do those gunners kill or not?" The subordinate asked.

Luo Rucai roared angrily: "Kill you to be a gunner? ”

"The subordinates understand" The subordinates hurriedly organized the manpower and got those cannons and gunners back.

After a while, Zhang Tianzuo, who was in charge of attacking the official army from the south, was called over. Luo Rucai directly slapped two whips on his body and asked, "I asked you to climb over and send him to death?" ”

"That's how our people crawled that night." Zhang Tianzuo argued. He was dressed in cotton clothes and armor, and the two whips were nothing more than tickling.

"It was night," Luo Rucai roared angrily: "If there is a next time, Lao Tzu will screw your head off"

"Yes, next time my subordinates will rush over." Zhang Tianzuo clenched his fists and said: "But the subordinates have suffered heavy losses, please let the generals let the brothers retreat and take a breath." ”。

Luo Rucai didn't say anything, just waved his hand, and agreed to his request.

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